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Leners' Param No. 76,102, dared March 31, 1868'.

IMPROVEMENT IN PORTABLE PENOES.

To ALL WHOM 1T MAYV coNoERN:

voi this specification, in whichcleats C, for the purpose'of locking therails, and are kept in place bythe buttons F. G G are pins, driven intothe ground through holes in the'base, D, for the purpose of holding thepost in place. The rails'A and Beit known. thatvI, `W. E. RAOIBER'ArS,of North Coventry, Pennsylvania, have invented an Improvement inPortable Fen u full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebein n the' county ofChester, and in the State of ccs; and do herebydeclare that the following is g'had'to the accompanying drawings, makinga part i 'Figure l is a side elevation.

Figure 2 is an' end elevation. Figure'3 shows the double notched joint.vv Lettersof like name' refer to like parts in each of the figures. Arepresentsthe rails, made ot' ordinary lumber, I A,purpose ofsheddingWater.r

B represents the post,: composed oi'tw'o uprights tied together by thecleats C, and dove-tailed into the base,

D, which is made of heavy plank. E E are pieces inserted between therails A and cleats C are notched where they meet, as shown in. g.' 3.Where two lengths of fence are to be joined, Vthe posts are madedoufble,as shown in tig.`1', and tied together at the top by the'cleat H.

The advantages.possessedA by this fence over all others in use are: ustruction; the most common kinds of lumber may be used, and the fencemade by any farmer during his leisure hours. Second, vstrength anddurability; when locked together and pinned t the ground, the fence isvery strong, and cannot be moved by cattle, nor is it liable to be blowndown by the wind, and, when not in use, can be easily housed from theweather, as it occupies but little space when taken apart. Third,convenience ,and economy; it can be used for closing in stacks,`orchards, &c., or for pasturiing parts of fields, being easily `moved asthe feed becomes scarce, thereby saving much waste by the cattle, and,where timber is scarce, it. is' far more economicalthanxed fences,enabling the farmer to enclose such desire to cultivate. K

What I claimas my invention, and desire to secure Letters Patent, is

The post,l composed of theuprights B, c leats', base D, and pinsG',"i`orl the purpose and substantially as herein specified.

I I also claim the stopfE and'bntton F, for thepurpose and substantiallyas hereindescribed.

I also claim the combination of theV rails A,'nprights` B, cleats C,base D, stops E, buttons F, pins'G, and cleat H, when constructed in themanner and used for the'.purposesubstantially as herein specified.

Injtestimony that I'claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand,this 22d day of February, 1868.

W. E; ROBERTS- First, cheapness and simpli'cityof con- `Witnesses:

, WM. B. REINARI),

G. W. LANDIS.

the upper one having a strip nailed upon its edge for the.

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